Museum Quality Fossils
Buried Treasure Fossils offers a selection of incredible, top quality collector and investor teeth and other fossils rarely seen for sale. One-of-a-kind fossil items that may never be available again including Megalodon teeth, shark teeth, dinosaur teeth, trilobites, etc. Authenticity guaranteed. The BEST of the BEST! Please explore our fantastic selection of top quality fossils!
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What Earns a Specimen the Museum-Quality Grade
Size alone does not get a piece into this catalog. Completeness does, along with original surface, natural articulation, and color that was never touched up. A turtle shell whole across both halves, or a skull that still sits correctly in articulation, is far scarcer than a large piece assembled from fragments. Preparation is its own discipline at this level. The Moroccan trilobites are German-prepped, with spines freed by air abrasion over dozens of hours and shell left in its natural color. On larger bone, crack fill is noted apart from restoration, and the restored proportion is stated outright.
Buried Treasure Fossils supplies Certificates of Authentication for major pieces, alongside the formation, county, and preparation history. Collectors asking what makes fossils genuine should expect that paperwork at this level. Many of these museum-quality fossils are single specimens that will not come through again.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What separates museum quality from top quality? Grade tracks completeness and originality rather than price. A top-quality specimen is a strong example of its kind. A museum-quality one is whole, articulated, and prepared to a standard that would hold up in an institutional display.
What does German preparation mean on a trilobite? It describes a hand-finishing tradition applied to Moroccan material, using air abrasion to free the spines and expose shell without reconstructing anything. Original color is kept and nothing is painted or rebuilt, which is why the hours run high.
Does restoration disqualify a piece from this category? Not necessarily, provided it is disclosed. Large horns and claws often need minor stabilization to survive collection, so each listing states the restored proportion and keeps it separate from crack fill. Undisclosed restoration is the problem, not restoration itself.
Do these come ready to display? Most do. The large horns ship on custom steel stands, and the claws arrive in Riker frames. Heavier specimens carry a weight note, since international shipping on them is quoted separately.
- Otodus megalodon Indonesia$2,250.00
"The Best of West Java". An ultra rare, TOP QUALITY Megalodon - upper jaw anterior tooth from West Java, Indonesia. The "Perfect" West Java Megalodon. This Megalodon has an incredible tan & light lavendar colored crown with a red-brown & gold colored bourlette. Highest quality enamel. Fantastic color! The bourlette is extra large and complete. The serrations are razor sharp with an excellent tip serration. Extra wide root. The display and reverse sides of the root are excellent with no shallow pitting which is common for a West Java Meg tooth. Miocene Age. No repair or restoration. Authenticity Guaranteed. Hard to beat a PERFECT West Java Meg tooth! Note - This tooth comes with a custom display stand as shown in the final photo.
IN14 Size: 5-1/4" (4-1/4")
Note - Adding 16+ Indonesian Megalodon Teeth in July 2020. -> Link To Indonesian Megs
Learn More - Otodus megalodon Indonesia$1,950.00
An ultra rare, TOP QUALITY, Megalodon - upper jaw anterior tooth from West Java, Indonesia - new site. This Megalodon has an incredible dark tan color and an excellent orange - brown colored bourlette. Highest quality enamel. Great color! The bourlette is large and essentially complete. The serrations are razor sharp with an excellent tip serration. Excellent serrations for a BIG Meg. The root is excellent - nicely articulated with dark brown color on the display side and shallow pitting on the non-display side which is all to common for these Megs. Miocene Age. No repair or restoration. Authenticity Guaranteed. A rare Indonesian Meg tooth. An excellent West Java color Meg. Note - This tooth comes with a custom display stand as shown in the final photo.
IN22 Size: 5-3/8"
Note - Adding 12 Indonesian Megalodon Teeth in June 2020. -> Link To Indonesian Megs
Learn More - Priscacara liops$375.00
A professionally framed Top Quality Priscacara (Cockerellites) liops fish from the 18" layer, Green River Fm., Lincoln Co. Wyoming. The Priscacara liops is an extinct Perch from the Eocene age (50 MYA). This piece is from the 18 Inch Layer which is extremely hard and difficult to prepare. It also provides the most detailed, highly preserved fossils. Exceptional preservation and preparation. No repair. All natural. Note - this fish is professionally matted and framed by Ulrich Fossil Gallery. This piece is also signed and dated by the preparator - C. J. Ulrich. Fossils can be art and this Priscaccara is ready to hang! An excellent display piece! Museum Quality. Authenticity guaranteed. Note - This item weighs 6 lbs. An international shipping surcharge will be applied to "Free Shipping". Please inquire for cost.
X500 SIZE: 4-1/4" Frame: 16" x 12-1/2"
Note - Adding 21 Green River Fm. Fossil fish in October 2019 --> Link to Fossil Fish
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